Section 10. Season; general open season  


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  • Except as otherwise specifically provided in the sections appearing in this chapter, there shall be a year-round season for taking trout. However, angling in designated stocked trout waters shall only be permitted from 5 a.m. until one hour after sunset, except for waters designated by the director as Trout Heritage Waters and listed in the annual trout stocking plan (as referenced in 4VAC15-20-190). Trout Heritage Waters will be closed to fishing on the Friday prior to the first Saturday in April and will reopen to fishing at 9 a.m. on the first Saturday in April.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR325-03-2 § 1, eff. January 1, 1989; amended, Volume 11, Issue 05, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 05, eff. January 1, 2003.

Statutory Authority

§§ 29.1-501 and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.